The Call of the Flame, Chapter 15 & 16
Maria Campos for Mathilda
The Queen, wife of Hakkon, and mother of Eirik and Runar. She was the pride of her house for a long time, a skilled archer and diplomat. The life of a Queen under a controlling and malicious husband has worn her down. She sees much of herself in Sigrun, the daughter to his last wife and is closer to her than either of her own kin. Hoping she will not make the same mistakes.
VOICE: She's got the poise and strength of a warrior and matriarch, but has lost much of her will over the decades. There's a bitterness to her life and it will likely meet a bitter end, she is aware. But perhaps one redeeming act can cement her legacy.
(Julius Caesar [Paraphrased]) Remember how you told me that you loved me, and when we were married, you vowed that we’d be united so completely that we’d be one person? So tell me, your other half, what troubles you, and who was with you tonight? Is there a caveat in our marriage, Brutus, that says I am a less worthy version of yourself? Like a pet, to follow you around and listen to you when it pleases you, And only when it pleases you? If that’s all I am to you, then I am your harlot, not your wife. How can you think that of me, when I am acknowledged by a powerful family name and deeds in war?
